University of Johannesburg Diploma in Emergency Medical Care
University of Johannesburg

University of Johannesburg

Diploma in Emergency Medical Care

Johannesburg, South Africa

Diploma

2 years

English

Full time

ZAR 51,115 / per year **

On-Campus

* by noon

** fees for the complete programme amount to between R51115,00 and R52322,00. Fees may vary depending on the composition of a particular qualification

Key Summary

About: The Diploma in Emergency Medical Care at the University of Johannesburg is a mid-level worker qualification preparing you for registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Paramedic. The programme builds competencies for independent prehospital emergency care. UJ is a multicultural South African university offering First Year Experience, Senior Student Experience, gyms, on-campus health and security, international partnerships, research and student support.

Career Outcomes: Graduates can work as paramedic, ambulance clinician, EMS practitioner, prehospital care provider, critical care assistant, emergency care trainer, or industrial responder; roles exist in EMS, hospitals, events, and private ambulance services.

This is a mid-level worker qualification within the Emergency Care profession. Successful completion leads to registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Paramedic. The program recognizes the key competencies required by Paramedics who are able to work independently in a variety of prehospital emergency care contexts.

Reasons for studying at UJ

  • UJ offers not only a special program called the First Year Experience to help orientate students throughout the first year but we also offer a Senior Student Experience that gears students toward the workplace!
  • Grab the opportunity to participate in a variety of sports and train alongside Olympians and Paralympians on state-of-the-art pitches, tracks, and fields, or just keep fit by joining one of the gyms on each of our 4 campuses.
  • Be part of a young, vibrant, and agile university that reflects and adapts easily to our country’s aspirations, while maintaining global relevance through numerous international partnerships.
  • 178 Internationally respected and accepted qualifications.
  • Join a university that cares enough to have raised over R300 million since the start of 2016 in order to support the Missing Middle Campaign. UJ also ensures that more than 6 000 needy students have two healthy meals per day.
  • Study in the vibrant City of Gold – the economic hub of South Africa. Join a vibrant, cosmopolitan, progressive group of students and academics on their way to re-imagining the future!
  • UJ offers an amazing on-campus experience whether you live in one of UJ’s residences, belong to a day house, or whether you just want to socialize at the Student Centres on all campuses. 
  • We ensure the health, safety, and security of all our students through our own on-campus health services and UJ Protection Services.
  • Did you know that during the first five years of UJ’s existence it doubled its targeted research output and to this day, continues to break records!